Probably the longest sentence I've read in a while. ;)
The thing is, though, freaky, f***ed-up people will always find inspiration for crazy, insane acts somewhere, whether it's TV, movies, rap music, Catcher in the Rye, or the Bible. Why? Because they're freaky, f***ed-up people. It doesn't matter what kind of a soft, fuzzy Nerf world you manufacture - some people will find some inspiration for doing insane things. If the only art, literature, music and film in the world were from Dr. Seuss, the whackos of the world would be drawing inspiration for their insanity from the Lorax.
Does mass-media make it worse? I don't know - maybe. But I do think that freaky, f***ed-up people have always been with us, and always will be with us, no matter what's on TV...
Certain strange drugs like PCP make a few more besides the naturally insane.